Output formats

Format	Command	Intended use
Terminal	kaev check	Interactive local review with automatic color.
Markdown	kaev report	Detailed, shareable report.
JSON	kaev check --format json	Stable machine-readable KAEV schema.
SARIF	kaev check --format sarif	Code-scanning and security platforms.
JUnit XML	kaev check --format junit	CI test-report systems.
GitHub	kaev check --format github	GitHub Actions annotations.

Examples

kaev check --format json > kaev-result.json
kaev check --format sarif > kaev.sarif
kaev check --format junit > kaev-junit.xml
kaev check --format github

Machine-readable formats never contain ANSI color codes or progress messages. Operational errors are written to stderr.

Markdown reports

Use kaev report to generate a timestamped Markdown file, or choose the output explicitly:

kaev report --output ./reports/kaev.md

KAEV does not generate PDF directly. Generate Markdown first and convert it separately if PDF is required.